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| Updated, late arriving comment to previous post 'France unveils new counterterrorism and intelligence bill' |
| 2021-05-04 |
| [ahramonline] One measure will extend the use by French intelligence services of algorithms to track down extremists online, a method already being trialed since 2015 to monitor messaging apps. The French government on Wednesday unveiled a new counterterrorism and intelligence bill aiming at better preventing attacks, notably via a greater surveillance of extremist websites. The bill, which had been in preparation for months, was formally presented in a Cabinet meeting just days after a French police official was killed inside her police station in what authorities are investigating as a terrorist attack. In a news conference, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the text will strengthen French intelligence services' power to watch people's online activities. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Believe me, the only thing that matters in counterterrorism is the ability to put bodies in the ground. But 'B+' for effort and good luck. And yes, they should've let the jihaders go to 'the levant' to get bullet f#cked, and scrapped their chances for a return into France.. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-05-04 09:46 |
| #3 I have an alarm bell going off in my head. |
| Posted by: Sonny Black 2021-05-04 08:44 |
| #2 In a news conference, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the text will strengthen French intelligence services' power to watch people's online activities. Possibly of even greater concern, here as well as there. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-05-04 07:21 |
| #1 "Darmanin said that it is becoming harder to track down extremists as attacks are no longer being carried out by people who previously fought in Syria or Iraq." Of bloody course ! They did everything to prevent them from going to IRQ, SYR, etc. Result: they become extremely frustrated and fight their jihad in France. Stupid politicians ! |
| Posted by: Euro-respondent 2021-05-04 07:18 |